Smoke-bell support.



SMOKE-B-LL SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Application filed August 8, 1908. Serial No. 447,614.

To all whom 'it mcj/ concern:

it known that I, liEANnEii 5. lioNG, a citizen ol the United States, residing at N ew `(,astle, in the county of Lawrence and State of'Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Smoke-Bell Support, ot' which thc lolilower portion, the difference between the lowing is a specification. a

This invention relates generally to smokebcll supports, and spccilically to devices of g tlieabove mentioned class which are adapted to be supported by a gas lizgtu're..

The objects of the invention are, thc provision in a iiieicliantable forni, of a sinokcbell support which shall be inexpensive to manufacture, facile in operation and devoid ot complicated parts; the provision ol a siiioke-bell support which niay be readilyv attached to standard gas connections, lirnily retained thereon, and readily reinoved there from; tlie'provision of-a device in which the smoke-bell is removable loi';cleaiiing, and adjustable with ,respect to the axis of the burner to which 1t is attached.

With theseobjects in view, together with .3

being introduced into tlie niouth .4 of the sleeve. v

' ln carryiivif out inv invention, .I provide a tubular tl-iinible 5, threaded interiorly at its lowerend, as shown at 6. The upper portion of the thiinble 5 is of less diaineter than the diameters creating the. shoulder 7. The 'upper portion of the tliinible 5 is threaded as shown at S. I further provide a bracket 9, having a flattened loop 10 adapted to engage the upper portion of the thiinble 5 and to iest rotatably upon the shoulder 7. TheV portion 13 and an upper terininal 14, all

orincd integrally, the portions 11, l2-'and 13 being in a coininon plane, and the portions 10 and lllv occupying parallel planes, substantially at right angles to the axis of the portion 12. In forniin the u per terininal 14, I bend the end of t ie brac et 9 sharlply upon itself and flatten the ortions tins brought into contact. I furt ier provide a smoke-bell 15, which niay be of any forni, and to the smoke-bell 15, I attach, by any of the well known methods of the tin-sniiths craft, the clip 16; I have shown the rivets 17 appended claims, it being understood that divers changes in the forni, proportions, size and ininor details of the structure inay be iiiad'e'witliont departing froni the spirit or sacrifie-ing any ot' the advantages of the iiivention.

i Similar numerals of reference are eniployed to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several ligures of the drawings.-

.Inthc accompanying drawings, Figure l is aside elevation,showing niy invention attached to a conventional gas burner; Fig` 2 is a top plan 'vieu' showing the connections between' the smoke-bell l5, clip lo, and

bracket S); liig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal l scction-througli the diaiiieteijof thc thiiiible 5'. 'Iotlie accompanying drawing reference niay n ow be had, i n which is shown a coni nion gas cock 1, having an upright, ex-l teriorly threaded section 2, the numeral 3 designating an intei'iorly threaded sleeve adapted, when iny invention is not used, to be screwed u; on the section 2, a burner-tip I'ward upon thc shoulder 7` as adapted to the end sought to be effected. ln *its preferred forni, the cli 16 has its sides IN inwardly flexed towarc each other and adapted to engage, with slight friction, the llat terminal 140i' the brackett). Theend 1S! ot' the cli i is lient upon itself and brought .down into close contact with the tops ofthe rivets t7 into the travel of the terminal 14 of the bracket, as shown in Figs. 1 und 2.

In the case of a coniinon gas fixture, assembled in the ordinary inanner, the threadcd sleeve 3 is unscrewed frein the uprightV section 2 and 4upon the section 2 is n'ionnted Itho tliinible 5, the threads 6 engaging tle threaded portion of the nicnibei 2. The Ilattened loop l0 is then slipped'over the top oll the tliiniblc 5 and the threaded sleeve 3 screwed down npoii the tliiniblc 5, engaging thc threads S and l'orcing tlio loop 10 down- When the bracket E) is thus mounted upon the tliinible 5, its rcinoval will be ol' rare occurrence. lhe siiioke-lwll, l5, however, niust be frel quently removed for cleaning, and the slidl tion of the smoke-bell becomes necessary.

able connection between the clip 1'6 and the terminal 14 furnishes a means whereby the Jsmoke-bell 15 may be easily removed andl replaced.

- 'A smoke-bell is ordinarily disposed con-V centrically with the burner, and in this position itis ordinarily most effective. In certain cases however, `air-currents. deflect the rising smoke, and anadjustment of the posi- In my invention, it isobvious that the clip 16 may be slid uponl the terminal Mend the loop 10 rotated upon the thimble 5, 'thus adjusting the position of the bell 15 for varying lines of smoke-drift.

Having thus described my invention, my claims are as follows:

' l. In av device of the class described', a

;- smoke bell and a supporting bracket; a clip comprising sides inwardly bent and arranged to receive shdably the terminal of the bracket, and an end bent u on itself and brought into the travel of t e terminal of' the bracket; means for attaching tothe smoke bell, y

2. In a device ofthe class described, 'a bracket comprisin a lower `terminalarranged for rotatab ej mounting upon a gasburner; an upright portion rising from the 30 lower terminal; a U-shaped portion extending outward beyond the upright portion and having its lower arm integral with theuprightl portion; an inwardly extending u per terminal integral withy the upper arm o the :it 

